Ribble Vets Ltd – Vets in Preston
Clinic Overview
- Reviews are consistently positive about the practice’s manner, with owners describing staff as friendly, caring, professional, and reassuring. - Several reviews mention clear communication from vets, especially when owners were worried or visiting with a new puppy. - Specific treatment examples include progress with a persistent skin condition that other vets had not resolved, treatment for kennel cough, and a spay with laser treatment followed by quick healing.
Ribble Vets Ltd is a large independent veterinary practice in Preston, established since the 1930s and RCVS Accredited. It treats companion animals, farm animals, and equines, and says it provides its own out-of-hours service, with animals seen by one of the practice’s vets either at the surgery or on the client’s farm or yard. Recent feedback is very positive, with owners highlighting practical help, clear explanations, and friendly reception support.
Services
- •Routine veterinary care for pets, including health checks and general treatment, with reviews mentioning clear explanations and reassuring first visits for puppies.
- •Care for companion animals, farm animals, and equines.
- •Out-of-hours cover run by the practice itself, with patients seen by one of its vets either at the surgery or on the client’s farm or yard.
- •Examples mentioned by owners include treatment for an ongoing skin condition, care for kennel cough, and spay surgery, with one reviewer also mentioning laser treatment and a quick recovery.
- •A domestic pet plan is also mentioned positively in one review.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.
People
- •Robin (vet) – praised for helping with a dog’s long-running skin condition and remembered by one owner for knowing their dog’s weighing routine.
- •Sarah (vet) – mentioned alongside Robin for helping get a difficult skin case “on the road to recovery.”
- •Donna (receptionist) – described as friendly in repeat feedback.
- •Carol (receptionist, name not fully certain) – credited by one owner with calling back when a same-day cancellation became available.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.7/5 from 69 reviews.
- •Reviews are consistently positive about the practice’s manner, with owners describing staff as friendly, caring, professional, and reassuring.
- •Several reviews mention clear communication from vets, especially when owners were worried or visiting with a new puppy.
- •Specific treatment examples include progress with a persistent skin condition that other vets had not resolved, treatment for kennel cough, and a spay with laser treatment followed by quick healing.
- •Reception service stands out in multiple comments, including friendly branch staff and one case where a receptionist phoned back to offer a same-day cancellation appointment.

